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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-02-03

Life's Roses.

Through smiles the roses are climbing,
Climbing tenderly over her face;
They gather in beautiful clusters,
Tinting softly each dimple and spaca
Hsr love weaves coloring of roses
80 cbangeful the tinting steals Ger,
That I'm lost in deep alteration
or the roses that bloom at the door.
Her eye full of suns scntillations
Softly flashes amid her sweet smiles;
And countless the roses that cluster,
Quickly gathering and blooming the while
Her welcome is not IN words given,
Yet it seems from the dear heart to pour
Md glowing enchantment Of roses
The roses that bloom at tho door.
Tho ,ose leaves are ceaselessly falling,
So sof5ly, so sweely, and pure;
While rosebuds are springing about us,
The sweet treasures of home that allure
IT'S true that our cottage is humble,
In the worlds goods, l know, we are poor
But that does not alter the beauty
OF the roses that bloom at the door.
eS, our nome Is uultlDio anu lOWly,
By the fields where labor each day,
Cheerfully attending the croppings,l
That my toll in rare comfort repay;
The plants grow and boom in abundance,
To fulness my graneries they store:
Yet the charm Of it all is the roses,
That bloom when she comes to the door.
follow the plow in the furrow,
Turning over the rich, mellow earth;
While green corn goes waving and flashing
AS rejoicing with me in its mirth.
The rich soil is teeming with blessings,
While Pm toiling its rare fruits outpour;
Its fulness of treasure surrounds me,
Mid the roses that bloom at the door.
The sunset Of evening comes glowing
With changes of coloring and shade;
And filling all space with its beauty,
Over stream, over meadow and glade.
The beauty of heaven in richness,
Its rare tints of coloring outpour,
So brilliant 30 changeful and charming
With the roses that bloom at tho door.
Idream of these roses while sleeping,
They come clustering as angels above;
The buds and the flowers of Gods keeping,
To be gathered in heaven through love;
know that these roses are real,
That they'll climb and entwine evermore
Min ,ling our sous in one being,
With the charms they havo wrought at tn
! door.
IA. Sanders Piatt in the Current.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-02-03
PRICE THREE CENTS.

wardrobe. You took your bread from His
hand, and yet yau have leen dying the otaor
way. " hlle theSeo hers oms ilto the dove
cot, yoI are out in the storm. And as some
morning, after severe winter tempest YOU
nave gono out and you ha Q seea al BIRDS
all over the snow, so there viii be a
b no come when all thaso wh> re.
ect His mercy aud doSpise the Gospel will
porish. An, the storm must come, thi u lrn
will come, 1t will shi eer the ma'ti of pri 10
aud drive into the white eefS OF death the
at cargo of sin. The cedars If Lebanon
will DO split in tao hIrli ane, aud tae
s'anls VIII 80 moveu ou; or their
fla q, aui the contin nti will be
rent asunder, and the two hemspheres wit
s1in k t hp in the fury of the list gale.
Tho vii beasts OF the forest in fright will
come TO the cliffs and lea o IN an ava
la che OF terror. Ths dead will coma olt Of
their sepucbres T. l,oi at the s'ene, aud all
those who re ected Christ mast die. Know
ing that that day is coming, woull not
! be coward IL standing here
dill not tell you OF i5' Th9 prob.
ability is that many of us will
sleep the last sleep near each other in Tho
gardens of the dead, how would | feel il
IN leSurrecton morn when | cOma up at the
call of my Col sho I'D hear yonr voice
saying from an a1oiuing lot in the last rest
ing pacs: "l gu never Id me of this it is
through your neg cct am un9re ared for
fillSs Ou "a llOu SIeSt NY uel - iOA Susn
n CONSERVATION. | tel you nov, ex 'ept
nan ha horn again he cannot see che hing
dom Of God
ii Nv Ia is it from here t. hell'' said a
scotTer on hor, ha * one Sunday III ,rning,
as he dashed nast a 20 Vi Christian deacon on
the way to hurch. "How far il it from
here to hell" At the ne t turn OF the road
the horse threw the ri e., AMI he was
dashed instantly to death. He found
ont how tar 1t was to ruin with nut
any in Ormaton from the church deacon.
Oh, man on the swift course of death, speed
ing on toward thv doom d. you cry to me
I, dav, "How far to ruin' | answer:
'Near, very near"
"Pp,ha7 IS this very day
Thy last a cepted time nay be:
Oh Shonl lst th0p grieve HIM now away,
Then hope may er cam o. thee"
Would that my Lori & Il won d show you
your in and help y'u to riy from it, and
your duty and help YOU to do it, so that
when the last great te ror shall sprea its
two gr at wings over our world AMI with
taons of death shall clutch for thy soul, it
cannot la m thee, for h1n art in the safe
do ecot # a savlo 5 mer Y. What eS the
drve n the coop care for the hawh III the
sky'
"CoTe in! Cooein,
/ tA.1.al Or or. .hatg thnu VIM
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-02-03
Recuperatiye Power.

The resistance, active ana passive, OF
the physical system to dcstru tive agents
is wonderful. Huge wounds heal up
and leave nothing but scar. This is
truc not only Of the external muscular
tissue, but of the internal organs, in
Guiding even the brain.
A large part of q bone may be taken
out, and the bono grow again. Deadly
poisons may bc swallowed, and the
various eliminating organs will go to
work to destroy their power, and often
fully succeed. Millions of persons
transgress nearly every law of their
physical system, and still live out half
their days, because of the unceasing
struggle of that other law-the law of
recuperation--to undo the mischief, or
to reduce it to minimum.
A bullet has been carried in the brain,
or in some large bone or muscle, for
years without ,appreciable harm. In
such cases, nature builds tough inclos-
ing wall around tho intruding object,
thus preventing either friction or the
solution of the lead and the absorption
of the poison into the circulation.
The following case, the full details of
which arc given in a recent Lancet,
strikingly illustrates the tolerance and
recuperative power of the system:
A soldier was badly wounded in the
knee by the explosion of rifle. After
he had lain in the hospital five months,
during which time the joint constantly
suppurated, and was several times laid
open with the knife, the wound healed
up. He became able to do his work as a
messenger, and suffered no inconven-
ience. from the injury for eleven years.
Then an abscess formed, which dis
charged for some eight years, when the
surgeon succeeded in removing a small
portion of the brass heel-plat Of the
rifle and bits of lead from the knee.
The abscess remained open, occasionally
discharging small portions of brass, lead
and gritty matter for the next nine years,
or until the summer of 1885. At that
time, the surgeon at the hospital who
then took charge of the case, succeeded
in tracing the sinus, or opening, back to
hard object in the opposite side of the
joint. Laying open the flesh at this
point, he found and removed the offend
ing cause, which was one-half of fiat
tened and misshapen bullet In a few
weeks the man was able to- walk with
I little inconvenience, and returned home
Stth-tsle prospect Of perfect restoration.
Even in this case, jagged as was the
bullet, the cavity, which was about an
inch in diameter, was lined with firm
capsule. - Youths Companion.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-02-03
Long sentences.

"Sccretary Evarts uses some remarka-
bly, long sentences doesn't he" said q
traveller to his seat-mate with whom he
had been discussing the various states
men.
"Yes, but / don't think any of his
can compare in length to sentence
that heard Judge Bromley get off last
week.
"What was it7n
Twenty five years" - Msrehdn,
Trapslsr,
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-02-03
One as Tender as the Other,

Omaha Butchcr-"We should say
you do look hungry"
Tramp-"Not had a meal since yes
tcrday. Can't you spare me dinner
somehow
"Well, no, l have no small change;
but, here, I'll give you beefsteak and
you can build fire out there and cook
it."
'No, thankee, I've got piece of my
bootleg left Omaha World.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-02-03
Ambiguous.

Smith with efTusioD)-Hello, Brown,
is that you2 heard you were drowned.
Brown with sadness)-No, it was my
brother
Smith (thought.cssly)-Whata pity
fwashington Critic.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-02-03
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC,

THE custom of leaving otf tall bonnets of
theatres is SrOwinS.
Ii1TrA, who u.on the stage looks about
twenty years old, was orty the other day.
RosINA VoTES, the actress, is second
cousin to Lord Salisbury, and Il very proui
of the conu~ Ct!ou.
SIAKESPEArE's flaming of the ShrewH
has leeI pro Il ed in fine style at Days
theatre, New \ orl.
A NEE Yoax pa~er saws that General
s ermau is growing fondcr OF the drama
an the ope:a eve day."
FEAuLyIN AvNiE KiRBEI. the new opeT-
atic star is ann ,Hn Ell a marvel. She Is
q d TO be second elny Lind.
THE theatre-goiug population Of Londc1
is estimated at % o o. V hile 2J0D fgreig.4-
srs Vi it the city every day to he FUSED.
Mr.. BRlNsoy HOWARD seems t, have
made failure az last. His Met b.
chance was not resolved with much cordi-
a tY in New ori.
TFE only female trombone pllyer in this
country is Miss Annie Sic Il, who received
her mu ieGl eiaCatiOn i'll the Vienna Con-
sert Gtory OF Auic
AT the command OF the Gar a crest the
atre i. to be conStru tel at 1T. ietersbnrs.
which will he devoted entirely to Russian
operas ald he ballet.
IL Montana the high hat nuisance at
heatr5S promises to be sh lrt-llved. The
crowd yells "Shoot the hat aud The show
cannot so n unit it is taken OFF.
Two Len on profess onal beauties and sis
tels Mrs Mackintash and Miis Annette
,teer-are to create a sen alton by appearing
ON tie stage il ''uobiniCn LrGsoe,n comic
~ .ra.
In the United Sta,es there are 1869 brew
cries, which produce annually AGO, S32, :
400 gallons, or over gallons per head.
IN Germany there are 23.94) brcweries,
which prolucs annually 90, 900, 001
gallons, or over % gallons per head. In
Great B;itain thgre are &c eli breweries,
which produces annually 1860, 00), COD
gallons, or over 80 gallqns per head.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-02-03

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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-02-03

They do not say stomach ache" in
Boston. ''Gastric Neuralgia" is the
proper word, but it gets there all the
same.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-02-03
THE LONDONDERRY SITTER.

mrEntered at the Post-ofioe at South
Londonderry, as second class matter.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-02-03

Mrs. Fairfax and Vincy were just sit
ting down to their lemon cakes, rasp-
berry jam and fragrant Oolong tea, when
the door opened and Cecil appeared.
And so Viney had the pleasant chat
with him, after all, while Mrs. Fairfax
set away tho tea things, and the bright
freight flashed over the coscy room, and
Cecil watched Vincy's fair face, with a
look of lover-likc admiration in his hand
some eyes.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1887-12-10

''No, air" said the waiter, surprised;
.'thAt is fish." ~
'iFisha Alb, yes" said the guest.
with a-eheerful air Of reinsurance. and
eating moro boldly; "ish, to be sure.
Deliciousi Mountain trout?"
t'!:No. sir" said the waiter; 'just
mackerel, sir. New kit inst opened.
Are You mp here selling goods. sir2''
"Oh, no, replied the guest; 'I am
the Fish Commissioner. sent here by the
overnment to stock your streams with
edible fish. - Burdette.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1887-12-10

''Pa is it right to call man born in
Poland a PoleP" "Of course, my
child" "Well. then, If man is born
Holland, is he a Hole2"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1887-12-10
A Competent official.

"what is this" amsk6Sa dths FEARFUL
guest, tasting his breakfast with an Dir
Of curiosity; "sohao desperation Of
chicken" -" - .'Fi4
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1887-12-10
HAL S v sIs;;1a6
Hair Remover

Furnishes the nutritive principle by which
the hair is nourished and supported. It
will prevent the hair from falling out,
cure all humors and diseases of the scalp,
and will restore gray hair to its original
color. j - -lf
~ have used Halls Hair Remover for
over twenty years, and am satisfied that
no hair preparation has ever been pro-
duced equal to 1t. 1t gives the hair
wonderfully soft and glossy appearance,
promotesits healthy growth, preserves the
original color, and keeps the scalp white
and clean" Mrs. Mary j. Emerson.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1887-12-10

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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1887-12-10
SAY!
What Do You Think?
.... w ILL. r. :.
You be wise enough to profit by 1t when
it oomes2 Are you willing to help it
alongp II you are, do not wait until it
bursts upon you unawares, but do your
best to hurry aud push it. -f-, 20
........ THE
Only wny to do this is to talk of it; TO
write of it; to hoast of it; praise and
patronize every homo industry; keep
your money in the country and induce
Others to come and do the same. Do
not patronize outside in stitutions in
preference to your own. and before you
know 1t the
BOOM

Will be upon. you and you will yealise
that every dollar spent in fuhhering
local enterprise will return to you doub.
led, while every one you send away will
be gone forever. In looking around to
zoe where to spend those Dollars most
advantageously it will go
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-04-09

New York World.
All his life hr. Bseeher was noted foE
the sturdy Independence Of his opinions,
whether in theology or politics. This
was exhibited even IN the examination
that preceded his installation as pastor
Of Plymouth church. "Do you believe
In the perseverance Of the saintsP' asked
DR.. Humphrey. 81 was brought mp 20
believe IN that doctrine,' replied Mr..
Beecher, ''and I did believe it TIL went
out west and saw how eastern christians
lived when they went out there. con-
TESS since then have had many doubts.
Although he had often made speeches Of
political character at anti-slaVsry
meetings and conventions, it was not IN
til after the nomination Of General Ere
mont for the presidency in 1856 that be
openly took the stump at Fremont mass
meetings in New York and elsewhere.
In 1860 he was an active advocate Of the
election Of Arabian Lincoln, and the fall
Of Fort Sumter, April u, 1861, brought
ringing words from Plymouth pulpit.
at once his church raised and equipped
a regiment, the First Long Island, In
which his eldest son was an officer. Be-
fore this regiment went into actual ser
vice Mr.. Beecher often visited the camp
and preached to the young soldiers, many
being my own boys" as he used to call
them.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-04-09
Genius in the Kitchen.

A belief exists In the minds of one-half
OF creation that a woman can not dis
play the most shadoWy preference for
books to frying pans, or art to dish
washing, without becoming a slattsn
and terror to good housekeepers.
''AhaP says one, so madam doesn't
sweep her house every Friday, because
it interteres with her painting IessonT '
Or, "Just look at her dining-room win
dOWsl I don't believe they have been
washed this winter. You never 20 into
her house that you don't find her with a
book in Der hand.
Now, my dear, to be q good house
keeper should not cut you on from every
thing else in life, any more than for q
man, to be a good navigator. he should
be required to know nothing about the
flavor OF a peach. If you and I ever gel
to draw the line clear and distinct be
tween essentials and non-essentials, We
shall strike the keynote to q harmony
without discord. This trouble with do
nestle service Is, to a great extent, that
it is entrusted to people without brains
There is Just as much need Of brains u
the kitchen as In the library. A poe
can be q poet among the environments
Of drudgeries, If he VIII only let his sou
sing, as q music-box within q csss O
pine VIII sound as sweet as in rosewood
il You wind It up and knep 1t going
Take a sunny-natureds 3 " Womaz
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-04-09

Mary Robinson, a 1OO-year-old color
ed woman, was found dead IN Houston,
Tex, the other day. She lived near to
an old cOlOred man. While boards only
divided the two fran tenements, an en-
trance from one cabin to the other could
not be made except over a rustic bridge
that crossed a gully, which sometimes
ragged under the influence OF the ele-
ments. To pass from Mrs. Robinson's
house the bridge had TO be crossed. The
old wOman's neighbor was all right m
til he learned that her corpse was to be
taken over the bridge Although he
had high regard for her while living,
he made loud protest and violently
objected. The pail bearers we're mex
Orable, and said they were determined TO
carry the dead body over the bridge il
death stood on the other side with a new
scythe. To cOunteract this. power, the
old darkey went to Justice Railey and
laid the case before him, and said that
he had lived in the little cabin on the
edge Of the gully for a long time, and
always slept in security, even If the
storms ragged, but he felt sure if the
corpse of Mary Robinson crossed over
the bridge that passed by his door he
would be heodOOed.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-04-09
shonId She 2

"Should a woman cling to a man who
is a criminal p I lately asked q benevo-
lent old gentleman whom knew to be
widely experienced In works OF charity
among all classes OF unfortunates. His
reply, it seemed to me, was full Of Wis
dom and entitled to great respect. ''If, ("
he answered, ''a fellow who has been per
sistent in evil-doing is at last Overtakeu
by the law, and punished, my Observa-
ton is that when he is thus bad at heart,
he will not be likely to reform, and, Of
course, there can be nothing but irritation
and misery for any vine which cilngs to
such a worthless tree; on the other hand,
when, IN an hour of temptation, man
holding a trust loses his moral balance
AMI falls, and is OVertaken and punished,
he usually takes the lesson to heart and
not infrequentlY leads a model life ever
afterWRrd" He then cited the cases Of
notable convicts in our country who have
served out sentences and are to-day
widely known as prosperous and re-
spected business citizens. 'tBut, talk Of
the punishment Of criminalsl' he ex-
claimed, sadly: 81 tell you there is rarely
bolt turned on sinful man which does
not sink deep into the heart Of some in
nOcent woman"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-04-09

with song In her heart, like bird Ia
cloud and q good, WeIl-nOurished brain
il her head, and she VIII make a kitchen
Clean a cuisine good and home attrac-
tive without merging herself so wholly
In her domestic life that she has a dish
cloth for her coat-oF-arms and a smut OF
black for her War-paint. Perhaps she
may not adhere TO the code OF her grand
mOthersj perhaps she doesn't wash ali
her dishes up at one time, or sacrifice
an art-ciass to a Meade and Persian
cleaning day, but in the end she viii
make quite as attractive a home as
though she knew no god but precision,
and no necessity but method. Slip in
some Of your drudgeries between times.
If fate, for some good reason, has given
you drudgery to do, and make them
wait yOur convenience nov and then,
rather than to be always tyrannized
over by them. Now please don't stand
about In horror and say, Amber doesn't
believe In good housekeeping, and all
thatl Indeed, my dear, there can be no
peace and comfort in a slatternly home,
and If either art or the home must be
neglected stick to your scrubbsrs and
your pans; but I do say that a little
genius IN the kitchen will so plan the
campaign Of work that what under Bird
ger would be eternal drudRery, In the
hands Of good generglship viii be occa-
siOnal grind and lots Of music.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-04-09
Western Politics.

'tHow are politics out your Way3" In
quired GEimsby of a western statesman.
"Oh, about the same as other places.
Some think one way and some think
another, and all keep one eye on the al
mighty dollar. Pm a refOrmer myself"
$50? What kind Of q reform are yOu
trying to work."
sob, I'm for all sorts OF reform.
keep Pecking away at one thing or
another all the time"
''Ye-es," responded Grimsby, In 3
rather dubious voice. i'Of course, a man
should place himself on the side Of right
every time, if he can Nuke up his mind
Just what that is. [ suppose you put IN
considerable time trying to elect the best
men to Office? With good men In ONCE
Things ought to run along in good shape." "
''WeI, it's fne thing to have good
men In Office, and I like to see them
there. I don't NEEDLE much with cleo
lions though. It don't pay. I keep
working at the statutes"
s'Do you really think" asked GErLms-
by, "that 1t pays as a rule, to be con-
tinuaIIy hacking away at the laWsW
ssOf course it does. 1t keeps a man
before the people all the time If he works
It right
'sWhat shall we do to purify politics %
inquired Grimsby Of g friend. "Abolish
politicians2''
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-04-09


Springfield Republican.
The Chinese legation people have been
very conspicuous in society this winter,
says T. @. Crawford. They have gone
to every party where they have been in
vited. They are much more popular
with the young ladies Of Washington
than they would be if it were generally
known what a low estimate even China
men Of a high class have OF women who
permit the slightest resemblance Of
social familiarity with them. The
Chinese are very much like children in
their readiness to be amused. I saw q
young lady the other evening at a re-
ceptiOn where the Chinese were guests
who employed IN entertaining one Of the
attaches Of this legation the same means
that one would employ to amuse an In
FAINT. The two were seated side by side
in the supper-room. The Chinaman
wore the traditional blue silk. His red
buttoned black skull cap was cooked
over one side of his broad, grinning face.
He could not speak more than half
dozen words of English. The young
lady was eating ice-cream with a fork.
She paused every. moment or two and
playfully iabbed this fork at the man
DARN. Each time the fork was threat
eninglY stabbed toward his broad breast
he would burst out in a roar Of wild
laughter. He appeared to be enjoying
himself at the top Of his bent. dare
say that if the young lady had rattle
box to have waved under his nose his
enjoyment would have been complete.